Preventing distracted driving should be a priority from the top down in any fleet. Safety leaders must rely on building relationships and coaching drivers rather than just depending on technology and policy enforcement. In short, fleets must get buy-in from drivers.
Strict driver distraction policies, cellphone blockers, and zero-tolerance mandates will not solve the larger issues of distracted driving in commercial trucking. There are other steps fleets can take first.
What can fleets do to educate truck drivers and improve safety? Heavy Duty Trucking has gathered up some of the top driver distraction-related articles into one place for quick reference.
What type of tasks by commercial vehicle drivers leads to crashes and other critical safety incidents? The answer may surprise you.
The agenda for the 2022 Fleet Safety Conference will include a comprehensive study on distracted driving from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute as well as on-the-ground strategies from fleet managers on keeping drivers safe on our increasingly dangerous roadways.
Rail maintenance contractor Loram Maintenance of Way invested in Nauto’s fleet safety system on its truck fleet to meet its goal of safety excellence.
Lytx’s fourth “State of the Data” report on vehicle fleets shows drivers using the company’s safety program experienced fewer collisions in 2021. However, the data also identifies top increased risky behaviors including cellphone distraction.
Displaying death counts on highway message boards causes 4.5% more crashes within approximately 6 miles.
A TSR survey revealed that over a quarter of fleet drivers recall having avoided a crash due to in-cab alerts. Still, barriers to adoption remain. How can fleet managers accelerate acceptance of in-vehicle camera technology?
The most distracted truck drivers are nearly 72% more likely to be involved in a “near collision” than other drivers, according to new data insights released July 22 by Omnitracs.
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